Is there a way to find a surface mission using the FSS? i have scanned all bodies in a system but it doesn't show. i scan the Nav Beacon to find it. Just curious what i am missing if they can be found using the FSS.
Find Surface Mission using FSS
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Last time I did one, there was a bug where they wouldn't appear on the FSS unless you were scanning the system for the first time.
It was reported - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/2906 - but expired from not getting ten confirmations in the required time. So, nav beacon it is.
It was reported - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/2906 - but expired from not getting ten confirmations in the required time. So, nav beacon it is.
i reported the bug where the location target jumps around (violently) before you finally get a proper lock on it. i never saw your report and during the beta i thought i was doing something wrong when trying to find it.
I don’t know if you got your answer- but I just ran some “recover bootleg liquor” missions that are also “surface searches”...
So step 1 - arrive in system —> scan nav beacon...
You should get a message from Mission giver - telling you which body to “search”...
Step 2: fly to the body (may also now be highlighted in Navigation tab)
Step 3: DSS scan the body / or simply get close ....the “search area” will show up as a surface target when you get less than @ 10 Mm (10,000 km) from body
Tip: To make finding the search zone “more challenging” (read: annoying) - FDev has the search zone target zone “dance around” several times.....The first jump typically occurs just as you are about to reach the “drop” altitude....Try to flatten out / parallel to the surface to trigger the first jump (can be several hundred kms!) - as you then are still in SC - simply nose up / gain some altitude - and fly to “new” search area...then it still zigs & zags a bit during your glide descent - but not more than @ 10 km from where your glide ends...
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So step 1 - arrive in system —> scan nav beacon...
You should get a message from Mission giver - telling you which body to “search”...
Step 2: fly to the body (may also now be highlighted in Navigation tab)
Step 3: DSS scan the body / or simply get close ....the “search area” will show up as a surface target when you get less than @ 10 Mm (10,000 km) from body
Tip: To make finding the search zone “more challenging” (read: annoying) - FDev has the search zone target zone “dance around” several times.....The first jump typically occurs just as you are about to reach the “drop” altitude....Try to flatten out / parallel to the surface to trigger the first jump (can be several hundred kms!) - as you then are still in SC - simply nose up / gain some altitude - and fly to “new” search area...then it still zigs & zags a bit during your glide descent - but not more than @ 10 km from where your glide ends...
o7
That first bounce wasn't there to begin with, and the original mechanic was kinda neat (if somewhat contrived)... but now that first jump, man, such a PITA, and if you're on a high-gravity world, because drop altitude is higher, you're unlikely to get that first bounce :/
I'm sure I've had at least one case where the first "correction" was 1Mm off the original spot. And nine times out of ten the last shift is behind you - you've just flown over it.
It's also puzzling that the scanner seems unable to identify any more accurately the location of well-lit buildings with defensive installations compared to a stash of unguarded commodity containers.
It's also puzzling that the scanner seems unable to identify any more accurately the location of well-lit buildings with defensive installations compared to a stash of unguarded commodity containers.